Mesquite vs Richardson

A side-by-side comparison of Mesquite and Richardson: population, income, housing, and more.

Mesquite and Richardson are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mesquite has the higher population (148,848 vs 118,269 in Richardson). Richardson has the higher median household income ($96,257 vs $71,843 in Mesquite). Richardson has the higher median home value ($405,600 vs $226,500 in Mesquite).

Population, income & housing

	Mesquite	Richardson
Population	148,848	118,269
Median age	33.4 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$71,843	$96,257
Median home value	$226,500	$405,600
Median gross rent	$1,407	$1,825
Housing units	53,968	47,827
Homeownership rate	63.3%	50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	56.2%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mesquite	Richardson
Population	143,456 → 148,848 (+3.8%)	116,432 → 118,269 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$57,824 → $71,843 (+24.2%)	$85,678 → $96,257 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$143,000 → $226,500 (+58.4%)	$274,200 → $405,600 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,104 → $1,407 (+27.4%)	$1,403 → $1,825 (+30.1%)

Mesquite

Population

143,456148,848

Median household income

$57,824$71,843

Median home value

$143,000$226,500

Median gross rent

$1,104$1,407

Richardson

Population

116,432118,269

Median household income

$85,678$96,257

Median home value

$274,200$405,600

Median gross rent

$1,403$1,825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mesquite	Richardson
Under 5	7.6%	6.6%
5 to 17	20.3%	14.1%
18 to 24	9.6%	13.1%
25 to 34	15.0%	18.1%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.3%
55 to 64	10.9%	10.4%
65 to 74	7.4%	7.4%
75 and over	4.5%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mesquite	Richardson
White (non-Hispanic)	24.3%	49.7%
Black or African American	24.2%	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	2.9%	15.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	44.7%	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mesquite	Richardson
No high school diploma	19.1%	6.8%
High school graduate	30.5%	11.9%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	33.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	23.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mesquite	Richardson
Drove alone	74.1%	63.4%
Carpooled	15.0%	6.6%
Public transit	0.6%	2.4%
Walked	0.9%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.5%	23.2%
Other means	0.8%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mesquite	Richardson
1-unit, detached	71.0%	54.1%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	12.5%	10.6%
20 or more units	8.8%	25.3%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Mesquite	Richardson
Poverty rate	12.4%	10.1%
Average household size	2.94	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	33	24
Median year structure built	1983	1985